Whose courts decide — GitHub?

US law applies to these terms, and disputes will be handled in California courts.

Generated by AI and it can be wrong. Every point links to the source clause so you can check it. This document was last read on August 27, 2026. Read the original.

How this compares

We have read 32 documents. 13 of them contain a governing law and venue clause, and 1 of those are high risk for the reader. GitHub's is not among the worst, which does not make it absent.

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